THE MARSEILLES COMPANY

The Marseilles Manufacturing Company, of which this is a successor, was organized in 1870, with A. Adams as its active president, who in 1840, had established a machine shop in Elgin, Ill., where he began the manufacture of corn sheller machinery in 1855. The new plant was located at Marseilles, Ill., and the business steadily grew. Some years ago a selling arrangement was made with Deere and Company, whereby they took charge of the sales of the entire product of the factory. In 1908 a part of the stock of the company was acquired by the Deere interests, and soon after the plant was moved to East Moline, where better facilities could be obtained. Twenty-seven acres of ground were purchased as a site and here a modern plant was constructed. They manufacture corn shellers, grain elevators, horse powers and Success Manure Spreaders. All classes of corn shellers are made, from the hand machines up to the large machines which shell unhusked or "jerked corn," delivering husks, cobs and corn separately and all free from trash and dirt A large force of operatives are employed. This plant came fully into the Deere group of factories in 1911.

 

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